The Battalion: January 28, 2014

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Feedback sought for proposed mandatory bike registration Lindsey Gawlik

The Battalion andatory bicycle registration may become a requirement in the future for Texas A&M bicyclists, according to the Bike District Plan proposal discussed in December by the Transportation Services Advisory Committee.

Texas A&M faculty and Student Government Association are searching for input on the proposal, which if enacted could require all bicyclists on campus — including visitors — to purchase a bike permit each year for up to $10, said Brittany Bounds, Graduate Student Council president and history graduate student.

Bounds, who is a member of the Transportation Services Advisory Committee, said Transportation Services is considering the

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required bike registration over the current optional bike registration and engraving to track the number of bicycles on campus.

Debbie Hoffman, associate director of Transportation Services, said the details are still unclear and

the department is gathering feedback from students and faculty.

“We met last week with companies interested in submitting bids to complete the Bike District See Bike on page 2

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Transportation Services is considering bike registration to be required of all bicycles on campus.

Bell tower namesake leaves behind story of service Former student Ford Albritton Jr. passed away Sunday John Rangel The Battalion

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The Albritton Bell Tower was named after Ford Albritton Jr., Class of 1943.

ord Albritton Jr, Class of 1943 and former member of Texas A&M University’s Board of Regents, died Sunday. He leaves a legacy of University service that can be seen and heard from the iconic bell tower that bears his name on Old Main Drive.

Albritton was a first lieutenant and artillery pilot during WWII, during which he received a Purple Heart. He served as President of the Association of Former Students and of the Texas A&M Research Founda-

tion. He later went on to be one of the five founders of the President’s Endowed Scholarship Program, which has assisted 4,500 students in attending Texas A&M since 1968.

The Albritton Bell Tower stands 138 feet tall and contains 49 carillon bells cast at a 200-year-old foundry near Nice, France. The bells ring every quarter Ford hour and can be proAlbritton Jr. grammed to play a variety of different music. They ring for graduation events, football victories and before every Silver Taps.

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Performers to bring Broadway to Aggie stage

campus news Parts of Lot 62 to be closed due to construction Transportation Services announced Monday that the Kyle Field construction project has picked up the pace, and starting Feb. 10, parts of Lot 62 will be closed due to expanding construction. Transportation Services must recall 250 parking permits and students affected have already been notified.

inside lifestyles | 3 Lunar New Year celebration A&M’s eighth-annual Lunar New Year Celebration will occur Thursday at Sbisa Dining Hall. The event highlights traditional Asian culture, but remains inclusive to students and the community.

lifestyles | 3 Life of an RA A&M resident advisors say they find the experience rewarding, even though challenges are presented.

campus | 4 Employee workshop

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Graphic representation of the 5,000-square-foot retreat center -that is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Bradley D’Souza

The Battalion hough the tangible effects of combat are often hard to ignore, the “invisible injuries” of combat trauma or brain injury affect one in three combat service members, according to the Lone Survivor Foundation.

The Lone Survivor Foundation was established in 2007 by Marcus Luttrell, the Navy SEAL upon whose experiences the recent movie “Lone Survivor,” starring Mark Wahlberg as Luttrell, is based.

The foundation offers retreats to returning soldiers, paying for everything from transportation to food. Last year, retreats were

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held in temporary locations in Atlanta, Ga., San Antonio and Houston.

To aid the work the foundation does in supporting returning soldiers and their families, Brian and Clint Byrom, both Class of 2002, are building a permanent retreat center for the foundation. BLINT Construction, the company owned by the Byroms, plans to finish the 5,000-squarefoot center in Crystal Beach, Texas, by the end of the year.

Terry Jung, executive director for the Lone Survivor Foundation, said the foundation offers soldiers the opportunity to See Lone Survivor on page 6

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The Ten Tenors will perform Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium.

Emily Thompson

The Battalion uring a typical night at a Broadway production, one might expect to hear songs that tell a story, but The Ten Tenors, who hail from Australia, offer up a compilation of the greatest and most memorable songs that have graced the stages of the Great White Way.

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Plan, but they have until February to respond,” Hoffman said. “It is too early to determine if required bike registration will be recommended.”

Bounds said Transportation Services could also be enforcing the bike registration through penalty, ticketing any bicyclist without a permit.

The money brought in from permit purchases might be used to provide more bike racks to heavily trafficked areas or to fund other projects beneficial for the University, Bounds said.

Bounds said the proposal is a good way to track the number of bikes on campus — especially as the number of bikes increase along with enrollment.

“The benefits they propose are recovery — it would be easier for them to get a bike back to you if it was lost and it would also allow them to be able to track how many bikes there were on campus and help figure out where to place those bike racks,” Bounds said. “I think it is a good idea.

It’s a good thing to know how many bikes there are on campus especially since we experienced a huge influx of bikes this last year and we don’t know how to track them.”

Chadlee McNair, sophomore finance major, said required bike registration is a good idea, but the cost and the penalty shouldn’t be so high.

“It’s a good idea, but they should make it five bucks and not ticket people” McNair said. “They should just lock their bike in place until they get a sticker.”

As someone who rides her bike every day, Kathryn Williams, junior political science major, said required registration would dissuade people from riding bikes to campus.

“By issuing this registration fee they are persuading people against bike riding,” Williams said. “The reason people ride their bikes is because it’s fast, efficient, healthy and free.”

The discussion is ongoing, Hoffman said, and there is nothing that is set for a vote right now.

“We mentioned this concept to our advisory committee members during the December meeting,” Hoffman said. “It was discussed that required registration was one of the few outstanding items from the recommendations made in 2008 by a bicycle subcommittee that might be an outcome of the Bike District Plan.”

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How would you feel about paying for bike registration?

“I would still register my bike anyways. It costs more to fill up the gas tank, but it might not be fair for some students.”

Brandon Lanz, sophomore business administration major

“There is definitely a shortage of bike racks and old rusty bikes just sitting there. It could be useful to expand the bike racks and get rid of the bikes taking up spaces that aren’t being used.”

Blake Casey, sophomore general studies major

“I think registering would be a good idea, but I think for them to put a fee in place is not a good idea. We have enough fees as it is, so I think they should leave the bike fee alone and allow us to register bikes.”

Madison Sexton, freshman business major

“As freshmen, we already have to pay for meals on campus and I wouldn’t want to spend more money for bike parking.”

Brannon Montanez, freshman kinesiology major

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Lunar New Year descends on Sbisa Allison Rubenak The Battalion

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ith swirling hues of red, aromatic foods, dragons and lanterns, Asian cultures welcome and ring in the Lunar New Year — a time for families and friends to celebrate new beginnings.

A&M will play host to the eighth-annual Lunar New Year Celebration Wednesday at Sbisa Dining Hall, presented by the Confucius Institute.

Also known as the Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year is widely celebrated across many different Asian households that are based on a lunar calendar. The New Year will begin Friday, when the new moon appears.

“It is the single largest holiday in many Asian homes,” said Kelly Kleinkort, director of the Confucius Institute.

“Some may say it’s similar to Christmas in terms of the importance. It’s a time of family and togetherness. People come home — it’s a new year where you seek to ‘out with the old,

in with the new.’”

Kleinkort said the event will consist of both indoor and outdoor activities. Inside Sbisa, guests can participate in activities like Chinese calligraphy or Chinese paper cutting, while listening to live music, watching Tai Chi demonstrations or eating Asian cuisine.

There will also be Kung Fu, lion dance and drum show performances by the Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy.

Kleinkort said the celebration typically sees approximately 2,000-2,500 people in attendance. She said anybody is welcome to come to the event and it is a great opportunity for students and the community to experience and engage in a different culture.

Garrett Blake, senior finance major, said he would volunteer at the celebration.

Blake said he went to China for a study abroad trip two years ago, which furthered his interest in Chinese culture and led him to look for an outlet, like the Confucius Institute, where he could learn more.

“I think it’s pretty interesting and pretty unknown to the average person,” Blake said.

“It’s really fun to be in those events and be around because

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The Kung Fu Academy performs outside Sbisa Dining Hall at the 2013 Lunar New Year celebration. there are a lot of people who celebrate this in Bryan-College Station. It will be nice to spread the culture a bit.”

Kleinkort said the purpose of the event is to bring people together across cultures, rather than being exclusive to just one community.

“We really want it to be an inclusive event where it’s not just about China, but it’s about celebrating all of those Asian heritage countries,” Kleinkort said.

Sherwin Chiu, president of Asian Presidents’ Council and senior supply chain manage-

ment major, said multiple cultures would be able to come together to form a “collaborative experience.”

Nancy Phan, member of Asian Presidents’ Council and junior allied health major, said it will be interesting to see how celebrations differ between her own Vietnamese culture and of other Asian cultures.

Chiu said he would be volunteering this year for the celebration alongside members of his organization. He said experiences and interactions with different cultures could help rid cultural assumptions he felt

were often made.

“It’s really an opportunity for people to get a taste of someone else’s culture, be able to talk to people of a different background and be able to understand things,” Chiu said.

“And that really helps an individual to have a broader perspective of people.”

As Chinese students represent the largest international student population on campus and Asians hold the largest percentage of international students as a whole, the celebration is also an opportunity for the international community

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Ben Clark, currently the longest-serving member of the Ten Tenors, has been traveling worldwide since 2008 with the other nine performers.

Clark said anyone who comes to the show should expect to see some slick moves and hear powerful arrangements and beautiful harmonies.

“They’ll see 10 great mates having an awesome time on stage, paying homage to the music of Broadway,” Clark said. “They’ll laugh, maybe cry, but above all else they’ll be thoroughly entertained.”

Kelsey Morris, manager of theater hospitality in OPAS, said she is glad to be involved in the performance.

“I think it will be unique because even though it’s a Broadway performance, it is definitely a concert as opposed to a full production,” Morris said. “It will be super fun and make you want to get up and dance.”

Jacob de Jongh, sophomore sociology major, said the performance is important to him because it allows him to enjoy the arts and enjoy a rest from his schoolwork. He said it would be a time when he can sit, order his mind and listen to beautiful and moving music.

Clark said he considers his fellow Tenors as his brothers, a bond that grows naturally as they travel and perform across the globe.

“The best part of it all is the relationships you form with the rest of the group,” Clark said. “It’s a lifelong friendship and a very special experience. The worst part of it all is pretty obvious — we’re constantly away from home. We sacri-

Resident advisors act as campus mentors Erum Salam

The Battalion esident Advisors at A&M have their fair share of responsibilities, juggling the roles of being resident, administrator and peer mediator within the hall.

Hope Wooten, senior psychology major, said she decided that she wanted to be an RA during her time in Gateway, a provisional acceptance program for incoming freshman. Although she was not initially chosen for the position, Wooten said she kept applying anyway and was chosen the following spring semester.

Wooten said she feels that being an RA is a unique experience because of the relationships she has formed.

“The relationships I’ve had the opportunity to develop, not only with residents, but with other staff members,” Wooten said.

“I get to live with my best friends and make new friends while I live and learn.”

Kara Apperson, senior kinesiology major, said she wanted to fulfill both a friendship and advisor-like role.

“My favorite thing is probably learning how to communicate with all my girls,” Apperson said. “Getting to know my girls is the best part. I’m there as a resource, so it’s nice if they’re

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not afraid of me and I can help them get through college.”

Freshman mechanical engineering major, Angelica Guerra, said she would like to be an RA to learn to work as a team, just like an engineer would.

“What draws me would be the leadership and how it ties into my major as an engineer,” Guerra said. “As an RA, you are on a team with every freshman, so y’all work together.”

Apperson said she was first frightened she wouldn’t be a good RA and became aware of the gravity of her role.

“My first semester I freaked out if I heard noise,” Apperson said. “That was probably the most difficult part — learning not to assume something bad is going to happen. It was a big lesson to learn.”

While undergoing RA training, Kara said the mock situations “traumatized” her.

“They had a room where there were alcohol and drugs and someone passed out,” Apperson said. “I was really overwhelmed and it was a lot to handle all at once.”

Later in the semester, Apperson said an actual incident occurred involving students drinking alcohol in their rooms, but she knew how to respond to the situation.

“I knocked on the door,

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Senior psychology major, Hope Wooten (left), has been an RA since the spring semester of her freshman year. announced myself and said ‘I need you to pour all the alcohol down the sink and be compliant,’” Apperson said.

“I never had anyone give me attitude. I think of myself as more intimidating than a normal person. I’m six-foot, blonde hair and I look like a force to be reckoned with, so that’s definitely an advantage.”

The worst situation, Guerra said, is if her residents feel as if they can’t speak with her as an advisor and a friend.

“It seems intimidating,” Guerra said. “My biggest fear would be having someone feel left out — like they

can’t come to me.”

Guerra said the most important part about being an RA would be obtaining student respect in order to more easily handle different kinds of scenarios encountered in the residence halls.

“You’d have to be understanding in situations. I know how easily one can fall into situations,” Guerra said.

“You have to let them know that you understand and that you’re disappointed, and that’s what the bond with the RAs and the kid is based on — respect.”

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to feel celebrated, Kleinkort said.

“Are we celebrating the exact same way they would be celebrating in their home?”

Kleinkort said. “No, not necessarily, but we are celebrating them and bringing awareness of their culture to Bryan-College Station and Texas A&M. So I think this is a really great event for them to feel celebrated and feel a little piece of home away from home.”

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fice birthdays, weddings and those family engagements to do what we do. But it’s the price we pay to do what we love.”

Clark said he feels that part of the show’s importance stems from the fact that, for some people, the Tenors may be the only Australians they meet in their lives.

“We feel like in some small way we are ambassadors for Australia, so we carry that responsibility with us when we perform,” Clark said.

Clark said his most memorable performance with the Tenors was on a beach in Tampico, Mexico, a few years ago.

“The show was so well received that when we finished the crowd swarmed our bus,” Clark said. “We needed two military trucks to escort us out of the venue.

It was awesome to feel like rock stars for a day.”

Jordan Scoville, director of auditorium operations in OPAS and senior civil engineering major, said The Ten Tenors performed in Reed Arena six seasons ago, and she is excited to see them returning to A&M with a new show celebrating Broadway music.

“They are such a unique group because they blend together classical and rock music so smoothly,” Scoville said. “Each one could stand alone, but together they are so powerful and they bring such beauty to whatever it is they may be performing.

The Broadway songs they will be singing are sure to melt hearts and create many new fans.”

The Ten Tenors will perform in Rudder Auditorium at 7:30 p.m Tuesday and Wednesday. Tickets are available at the MSC Box Office.

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The Battalion s the American workforce grows to encompass four generations, miscommunications that fall between the ears of youth and those of their elder counterparts aren’t just clichés, they’re obstacles the Texas A&M’s Department of Employee and Organizational Development seeks to break down with its upcoming program, “Bridging the Gap: The Multigenerational Workforce.”

The program attempts to promote an understanding of the various ideals, values and work ethic of the different generations represented in the modern workforce. Jose Macias, one of the instructors of the workshop, said the workshop offers a unique opportunity to gain awareness of coworkers’ world view.

“This workshop offers insightful information and learnings on the four different generations in the workplace and best practices on how to be more effective at working with each other,” Macias said. “Because four generations are working side by side for the first time ever, learning about each generation and how we can better communicate with each other expands our understanding of our coworkers’ communication and working styles.”

Today, interactions among members of different generations are common within the workplace. Each generation exemplifies unique characteristics and the workshop seeks to allow employees to avoid miscommunications that may arise from not understanding the way another member approaches their work.

Tami Overby, another workshop instructor, said the class uses insights provided by the different generations themselves to allow participants insight into the mentality of their co-worker, which allows better communication

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among colleagues.

“You have the veterans or the silent generation, you have the baby boomers, Generation X and the millennials,” Overby said. “When we do the class, we put up the disclaimer that we are not stereotyping, we’re just trying to gain an understanding.

That’s why we like it to come from the participants. We discuss how we might be perceived by others. When people feel disrespected, they forget that respect looks different to different people.”

Overby said the class is built to be interactive so that those participating can learn from each other the ways in which they differ.

“Our classes are very hands-on and participative,” Overby said. “So we do very little lecturing. Basically we have an understanding of the generations, we give a brief overview and then we split the class into the various generations and they tell how they perceive themselves. Basically, you learn about the generations and their characteristics and the events that shaped them.”

The class is offered about four times a year as part of EOD’s Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate program, which offers participants an opportunity to gain a larger understanding of the varied mentalities and cultures encountered on the job.

Bonnie McDonough, who participated in both the “Bridging the Gap” workshop and the certificate program, said she found both extremely interactive and informative.

“The classes you attend are very interactive, but more importantly they give you an opportunity to go to a variety of outside activities both on campus and around the community that expose [you] to different events that you would probably not attend,” McDonough said. “Then you journal about them so

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it really makes you think about what you got out of that program instead of just attending.”

McDonough said she enjoyed the workshop as well as the entire program.

What she learned from the workshop was easily applicable to everyday interactions with the people she works with, she said.

“I enjoyed the fact that the four generations that were the topic of the presentation were all present at the workshop and could participate,” McDonough said. “I work with three of the four generations discussed in the class, along with the student workers who you can consider as a fifth generation. I think it has helped to understand their styles of work and not critique it.

Just because it is different doesn’t mean it is wrong.”

The next workshop, open to all University employees, will be from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday in room 1402 of the General Services Complex.

Those wanting to sign up can do so at EOD’s website.

he Aggie Belles will host the Aggie Dance Marathon, an eight-hour fundraising event to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at the McLane Children’s Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas.

Leah Foushee, co-president of Aggie Belles and senior supply chain management major, said 150 schools across the nation have joined in the event, though this will be the first time Texas A&M has participated.

Food will be provided throughout the event and a variety of activities will occur every hour, including a giant twister game, an Apotheosis performance, a lipsyncing contest, a moon bounce and carnival games. Aggie Belles has invited past and present Children’s Miracle Network families to share stories and struggles.

Kathleen Reeves, co-president of Aggie Belles and senior communication major, said the event is meant to connect participants with the families they are helping from the Children’s Miracle Network.

“We will [dance] for eight hours to honor the kids and their families that have gone through a Children’s Miracle Network hospital,” Reeves said. “We hope to set the precedent that Aggie Dance Marathon is a rewarding, fun and moving event in which all Aggies will want to participate in the future.”

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Nicolette Lee, Aggie Belles philanthropy co-chair and junior environmental geoscience major, said the Children’s Miracle Network is this year’s Aggie Belles philanthropy project.

“The [Children’s Miracle Network] hospitals treat over 17 million kids every year and provide over $2.5 billion in charity care,” Lee said. “The Aggie Belles are passionate about coming together for this wonderful cause and we decided to do so by joining many other schools across the nation in this incredible event that is growing in popularity.”

Lee said participation in the marathon is only open to students, but anyone can donate money through the event’s website.

“The Aggie Dance Marathon is only for Texas A&M University students, but you do not have to be a dancer of any sort,” Lee said. “We welcome all students who wish to stand to make a difference.”

The Aggie Dance Marathon will be from 12-8 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Student Recreation Center. The cost to participate is $15 and students can sign up and donate online. All funds raised will be given to the Children’s Miracle Network. Aggie Belles is also looking for families affected by the Children’s Miracle Network to attend the event, and they can contact Aggie Belles at aggiebellesphilanthropy@gmail.com.

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Aggies No. 19 in A&M tabbed preseason poll No. 2 in West The Texas A&M baseball team came in at No. 19 on the Perfect Game USA Preseason Top 25 Poll and No. 24 in the Baseball America Preseason Top 25, both of which were announced Monday.

After being named No. 25 in a pre-Christmas release of the Collegiate Baseball Top 40, the Aggies have made an appearance on all three nationally recognized preseason polls.

A&M will throw its first pitch on Feb. 14 as they open their season with a three-game series against Northeastern on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

The Texas A&M softball team was predicted to finish second in the SEC West and seventh in the conference by SEC coaches, the league announced Monday.

The Aggies are one of the eight SEC teams ranked in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll, and will start the 2014 season as the No. 11 team in the nation.

The Aggies’ quest for their 13th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament begins Feb. 7 at UC Santa Barbara’s Gaucho Classic I.

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heal the psychological injuries sustained in war.

“Basically, the foundation was founded because soldiers coming back — and their families — need support with the ‘invisible wounds of war,’ which is beyond what is offered at the [U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs],” Jung said.

“So what we did was design a program around what worked for Marcus when he came back from his experiences with the Navy SEALs. What we do is hold retreats that are therapeutic in nature, that are educational, that are focused on post traumatic stress disorder, mild brain injury, sexual assault and pain management for soldiers and their families.”

The foundation focuses on the family as well as the soldier, one of the many things that make the retreats offered by the foundation unique. Jung said the family is a crucial aspect of helping soldiers re-adjust to civilian life.

“We do retreats for the whole family because we believe that a soldier can’t heal and reintegrate himself back into society successfully if that integration doesn’t work with his family as well,” Jung said.

“There are many retreats that are great for veterans and for their families that are getaway retreats. Our retreats are not getaway retreats in that they are therapeutic in nature and meant to heal those invisible wounds of the soldiers and their families.”

Jung said the new retreat center will help the foundation better serve the soldiers, as the foundation is no longer subject to the limitations of temporary facilities.

“Up until this point in time, we could either rent facilities or have facilities donated to us to do these retreats at,” Jung said. “One of the great things this retreat center is going to provide is it’s going to allow us to design the retreat facility in such a way that we can pro-

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— Terry Jung, Lone Survivor Foundation executive director vide access for the soldiers and their families anytime during the year and we can do it in an environment that is conducive to what we do as opposed to being subject to the facilities rented to us.”

BRINT Construction will oversee the project and donated the lot on which the complex is to be built. Brian Byrom, general manager at BRINT Construction, said he wanted to help the foundation because of its mission to help soldiers.

“Over the years, we really wanted to do this project and give them something, we just didn’t know what,” Brian said.

“A couple years ago, we had this idea. My dad, brother and I got together and thought about giving them a lot down here in Crystal Beach and then raising the money and getting the materials and building them a retreat center that they can hold retreats at.”

Brian said the foundation’s undertaking resonated with him personally, and experiences with his family motivated him to help it.

“We settled on them specifically because of their mission and what they do with the soldiers. It’s a very important aspect of this,” Brian said. “My grandfather fought in WWII and he very clearly had some PTSD, but they didn’t talk about it then and you just dealt with it, and one way you did that was with drinking. What LSF is doing is fixing a problem that has impacted a lot of

people’s lives. So it’s an issue that is close to the heart. It was a no-brainer — when we came across them everything clicked.”

Brian said BRINT and the foundation have raised $350,000 to date, or about 40 percent of the $1 million project. Construction will begin around the first week of April and continue until around November.

Brian said Texas Frog Fest, a festival held during the first weekend of spring break, will be the major fundraiser for the Crystal Beach Retreat Center, and will take place March 8-9 in Crystal Beach.

While the foundation has managed to touch the lives of many soldiers and their families, Jung said what makes it special is the healing nature of the retreat that can often only be achieved through individual intervention “What’s important to understand is that numbers are not important in this process, it’s quality,” Jung said. “It’s the healing of the soldiers that requires one-on-one counseling.

Numbers are not what we’re all about. We’re not interested in having retreats with 50 to 100 people in a given retreat. Most of our retreats we like to have somewhere from six to 20 with the families, so that we can focus on the needs of the individual.”

Jung said his personal story allows him to understand the importance of what the foundation does.

“I’m a veteran myself, with a generational story,” Jung said.

“My father was a WWII vet that was a prisoner of war. He lost a leg, he was missing in action and I know the impact it had on him both physically and mentally as well as the impact it had on me and my whole family. I also have a stepson that was killed in Afghanistan and I also have another son who is on disability for his service to our country. I know personally how this impacts not just the soldier but the family as well.

That’s why my heart is tied into this.”

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